But remember, it took years to find Eric Rudolph, and the Unibomber, and Carlos the Jackal, and any number of criminals. And they were not being protected by a worldwide mafia.
And think of this. On the tiny island of Aruba, no sign of Natalee Holloway. Nada. Zilch.
Point taken. But when Porter Goss goes public saying he knows where Osama is, I have to wonder why we don't go get him. I also believe that if we'd poured massive force into Afghanistan after 9-11 --- when Osama was supposedly still there -- things might be different, but that's hindsight I know.